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  • Nº63 # Date: 2011-12-21 - 11:30
  • # Max Depth: 23.8m Duration: 48mins
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Lots of marine life - started cloudy but sun came out while down.

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  • Temp: Surf 28°C Bottom 27°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Drift, Reef, Photo
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 5.9 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 10L Aluminium     214 → 48 bar
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  • Average depth: 15.8m
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Species Identified

Gymnothorax moringa (Cuvier, 1829) (Common conger) A benthic and solitary species abundant in shallow rocky and grassy areas and on coral reefs; less common in turbid bays or harbors. Its bite is very dangerous . Active during the day, sometimes together with other pred...
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Chaetodon hoefleri Steindachner, 1881 (Four-banded butterflyfish) Coastal species . Prefer hard or rocky substrate, also trawled on sandy or muddy bottoms . Solitary or comes in pairs when adults, possibly gregarious when young. Feed on bottom invertebrates . Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding .
Chaetodon baronessa Cuvier, 1829 (Eastern triangular butterflyfish) Occur in lagoon and seaward reefs. Feed exclusively on the polyps of the tubular Acropora corals. Swim in pairs and are territorial. Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding .
Sparisoma cretense (Linnaeus, 1758) (parrotfish) In shallow water along rocky shores. Feed on algae and small invertebrates . Herbivore species with specialized pharyngeal bones and muscles . Breeding occurs from July to September, with juveniles recruiting in late summer in Portugal .
Sphyraena guachancho Cuvier, 1829 (Guachanche barracuda) Occurs in shallow and generally turbid coastal water over muddy bottoms, often around river estuaries. Schooling species . Feeds on mainly on fishes belonging to the Engraulidae, Clupeidae, Lutjanidae and Synodontidae fa...
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Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789 (gray triggerfish)
Holacanthus africanus Cadenat, 1951 (Guinean angelfish) Common off Ghana where it is generally found among rocks.
Sargocentron hastatum (Cuvier, 1829) (Red squirrelfish) Occurs in reefs and rocky areas from the shoreline to 200 m depth . Minimum depth reported from Ref. 27000. Nocturnal . Feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates .
Holocentrus adscensionis (Osbeck, 1765) (Squirrelfish) Occurs in shallow coral reefs, as well as deeper offshore waters . A nocturnal species, hiding in deep crevices or under coral ledges during the day; at night it usually moves over sand and grass beds, taking mainly crabs...
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Scorpaena stephanica Cadenat, 1943 (Spotted-fin rockfish) Inhabits sand, mud and rock bottoms . Carnivorous .

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